Apparatus for making neckties



Se t. 27, 1938. N D 2,131,318

- APPARATUS FOR MAKING NECKTIES Filed Sept. 14, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet lNHTHHN EULD INVENTOR ATTORNEY Sept. 27, 1938. N. GOLD 2,131,318

APPARATUS FOR MAKING NECKTIES Filed Sept. 14, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I itI I )I NFFTHHN EULD I I INVENTQR ATTORN EY Patented Sept. 27, 1938UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,131,318 I APPARATUS FOR MAKING NECKTIESNathan Gold, Portland, Oreg. Application September 14, 1936, Serial No.100,644

4 Claims.

This invention relates to necktie manufacture and more particularly toapparatus for and a method of manufacturing neckties by hand-sewing orhand-stitching.

It is a general object of the present invention to provide new and novelmeans for quickly, conveniently, and accurately positioning the variouselements of a necktie structure in proper relation and alignment withrespect toeach other in preparation for the stitching operation,

Another object of the invention is the provision of apparatus of thischaracter in table form having movable platforms associated therewith sothe necktie may be dealt with from end to end while the operator or anumber of them may remain in one position.

These and other objects will appear as my invention is more fullyhereinafter described in the following specification, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and finally pointed out in the. appended claims. 1

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my new and improved apparatus.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of-Figure 1. Figure 3 is an enlargedsectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged side elevation of a.

clamping mechanism with parts broken away and parts in section forconvenience of illustration.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of one of the movabletables showing in particular an elongated cavity or receptacle withinthe table for receiving the structural elements of the necktie, andmeans running lengthwise of the cavity to serve as a guide for, first,the pinning operation and then the stitching operation.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 5.

Figure '7 is a sectional detail view of a modified form of pinningguide.

Figure 8 is an enlarged perspective sectional View through the table andcavity, and showing the tie elements in process of assembly.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings:

Reference numeral l indicates a stationary tray or platform secured totransverse members 2 and 3 which are supported by legs 4 and 5. On eachside of the tray I, I provide movable work tables 6 and 1 which aremounted upon rollers 8 for movement lengthwise of the apparatus. Therollers 8 are rotatably mounted by any suitable means to the legs ortransversemembers of the supporting structure. 1

Both tables 6 and I are identical with'each other, and a description ofone will suflice for both. Moreover, it is to be understood that anynumber of work tables may be arranged or pro-- vided so that any numberof operators may be stationed along a production line or on both sidesthereof.

In each work table I form an elongated cavity or receptacle 9 forreceiving the various structural elements of a necktie about to beassembled and sewed together. The cavity may be entirely routed out ofthe table, or-its outside wall may be formed by a strip of any suitablematerial as indicated at H).

Running centrally of the cavity and extending from end to end thereof,is a channelWay ll which may be formed by two separate verticallydisposed parallel walls I2 and I3, or it may be formed of a single stripof material shaped as shown in Figure '7.

Along the rear edge of each table I provide a support M of bifurcatedformation upon which is slidably mounted the clamping mechanismillustratedin Figure 4. The support for the'clamp-- ingmechanismcomprises a blade I 5 slidably embraced by the bifurcatedsupport l4;-:"Superim-. posed. upon the blade'is a stud 16' to. which-isswingably mounted an arm I! by means of a collar l8.

Extending outwardly from the arm l1, and pivotally connected thereto, asat I9, is a supplemental arm 20. This arm is normally held in a raisedposition by a spring 2| interposed between the underside of the arm 20and a pro- Operation In forming a necktie, in accordance with myinvention, I first place the necktie lining 29 within'the cavity 9 whoseoutline is precisely the same as that of the lining. Along the top ofthe lining I place a reinforcing strip 30 whichordinarily is of lesswidth than the lining. In assembling a necktie it is important that thereinforcing strip underlies the centerlines of the lining andreinforcing strip when they are placed Within the cavity. With thelining and reinforcing strip thus arranged within the cavity, thenecktie casing material 3| is folded over on itself to bring its twooutside edges into alignment with each other, as I illustrated in Figure8. The casing thus folded is then placed upon the reinforcing strip andis then pinned to it and. to the lining along the'line within, anddefined by, the two ridges of the 'channelway. 'Infirst pinningthesevarious elements together the operator determines the exactcenterline of the lining and reinforcing strip by'the sense of touch asone of her fingers advances along the channelway as the pinningoperation advances. F I

In some instances, due to differences in texture of the tie materialbeing dealt with, itlis desirable to provide wider seams in some tiematerial than in others. By width of seam I mean the distance betweenthe aligned edges of the necktie casing material, as aforesaid, and.theline of stitching arranged inwardly" therefrom. The wider the seam,of course, the less chance there" is for raveling, and by means of thechannelway II the width of the seam may be easily determined as thenecktie casing is placed over and pinned to the lining and reinforcingstrip. However, re gardless of the width of the seam in the tie-matevrial the stitching of the lining and reinforcing strip remain the same,namely, along the centerlines of both elements. Following this aligningand pinning operation, the assembled elements are then removed from thecavity and may be arranged lengthwise or the table ortransverselythereohas most convenient:

for the operator, for the stitching operation. 5

For securing the tie elements to the table for the stitching operation,the clamping mechanism, heretofore described, is swung outwardly fromits support and by means of the cam mechanism 26 is forced downwardlyagainst the tie, and as the stitching operation progresses, the clampmay be removed or loosened to make way for the stitching.

I claim:

1.."Apparatusfonmanufacturing neckties, comprising Ia table,a1receptacle within the table for receiving the structural elements of anecktie, and means within the receptacle for guiding the pinning of thetie elements in preparation for the stitching operation.

2. Apparatus for manufacturing neckties, comprising'a movable table, areceptacle within the table for receiving the structural elements of anecktie, means within the receptacle for guiding "the pinning of the tieelements, and adjustable clamping; means for securing the tie elementswithin the receptacle.

.3. Apparatus for manufacturing neckties, comprising a table, anelongated receptacle within the table for receiving theunattached'structural elements of-anecktie-means within the receptacleand running lengthwise along the centerline thereof for-guiding thepinning together of the tie elements, said means comprising a channelwayelevated from the bottom Wall of the receptacle. whereby an operator mayby'the sense of touch determine the centerline of the receptacleand-thetie elements therein during progress of the pinning and stitchingoperations,and adjustablecIam'ping means for maintaining the tie ele--ments within the receptacle.

4-. Apparatus for'manufacturing neckties, coinprisinga'support;a-plurality of tables movably' mounted upon.'.the,support,"each of saidtables having an elongated-receptacle formed therein to receive thestructural elements of a necktie, means within the receptacle forguiding the pinriing andstitching'of the tie elements along thecenterlines of said tie elements, and clamping means. Sfor securing-thetie-elements within the receptacle;

NATHAN GOLD.

